Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Measurement
3rd Grade Review
Random Knowledge
100
Jan walks into her living room and noticed that her plant was not looking good.
What is this an example of??
Observation
100
using your 5 senses taste, touch, smell, sight, hear
What is Observation?
100
I am about half the height of a door. You would use me to measure length.
What is Meters?
100
There are 3 states of matter. Can you name the missing one?
Solid, ___________ , Gas
Liquid
100
This is the deepest point on Earth
What is the Marianas Trench?
125
Scientist use this to help write their conclusion.
Data
125
Another word for data. All the data, facts and observations I record is called ____________________
Information
125
The tool is used to see things that are too small to see with just your eyes.
What is a microscope?
125
Gas, Oil, and Natural gas is a ___________ resource.
Nonrenewable
125
To write a good answer to a question, we use RAP. What does the P in RAP stand for?
What is PROVE (with evidence/examples from the text)
150
David decided to write make an educated guess on what he thought would happen in the experiment.
What did he make?
A hypothesis
150
Scientists report their results with other scientists. To share your ideas and talk to others what are you doing?
Communicating
150
The science tool you would use to measure how long it takes for a ball to hit the floor.
What is a Stopwatch?
150
If I decide to put a hypothesis to the test, I am making this
What is an experiment?
150
Scientific research has shown that training here can help improve heart, lung, and muscle health.
What are mountains?
175
Kevin wants to know what brand of Bug Spray is the most effective at stopping mosquito bites. Before beginning his Science Fair Project, Kevin went to the library to find out more about mosquitos. What step of the scientific method did Kevin do?
What is Research?
175
Look at your data/results to make sense or figure out what it all means and a make a conclusion.
Analyze
175
You use this to tool to measure volume of a liquid in liters or milliliters.
Graduated Cylinder
175
I am a stage of the Water Cycle. I fall from the sky (snow and rain). What am I?
What is Precipitation?
175
Mary Anning was a British scientist who lived in the 1800s. What was she famous for discovering?
What are dinosaur fossils?
200
A process using a series of steps scientists use to answer a problem or question. The last step is to draw a conclusion by determining if your results agreed or disagreed with original hypothesis.
The Scientific Method
200
facts and information to determine if something is true or valid.
Evidence
200
This is called a pan balance. What does it measure? Mass, Volume, or Distance?
Mass
200
This is the study of life and living things
What is Biology?
200
Even though these things are shaped like an X, they start with the letter C. They are inside your body's cells and hold your DNA. They are used to produce new cells.
As your body grows older (or gets zapped with radiation), they get slowly broken down and don't work anymore.
What are Chromosomes?